=== Import Export by RockStarLab ===
Contributors: RockstarLab
Tags: export, export woocommerce, import, wordpress csv import
Requires at least: 6.2
Tested up to: 7.0
Stable tag: 1.1.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GPL v2 or later

Import, export, sync, and update WordPress content with CSV, XML, XLSX, ODS, JSON, media sync, AI URL import, and PRO migration tools.

== Description ==

🌐 Website: [wpimportexport.com](https://wpimportexport.com/)
📖 Documentation: [wpimportexport.com/docs](https://wpimportexport.com/docs/)
📰 Blog & Tutorials: [wpimportexport.com/blog](https://wpimportexport.com/blog/)

Import Export by RockStarLab helps you move real WordPress content without fragile copy-paste work: export clean CSV, XML, JSON, XLSX, and ODS files, import CSV, XML, XLSX, and ODS files with field mapping, sync selected content between sites, scan server folders into the Media Library, and keep a Jobs Log so repeat work can be re-run instead of rebuilt.

Use it for everyday migrations between local, staging, and production sites; bulk content operations; SEO URL audits; media cleanup; and content workflows where posts, pages, custom fields, SEO data, Elementor layouts, and media relationships need to stay intact.

The free plugin gives you strong post/page import-export, URL export, media folder sync, site-to-site sync for core content, background jobs, and AI URL Importer support when configured with your own OpenAI API key. The optional PRO addon unlocks advanced content types, Content Updater, transformations, WooCommerce workflows, and deeper migration tooling for teams that need more control.

Want to try it before installing? The plugin includes a WordPress Playground blueprint for the Live Plugin Preview on WordPress.org, so you can open a temporary demo site with sample content and test the import, export, URL inventory, media sync, and jobs screens directly in your browser.

== Common Use Cases ==

* 🚚 Move posts and pages between local, staging, and production
* 📄 Import and export CSV, XML, XLSX, and ODS files with field mapping
* 🔄 Sync selected content from one WordPress site to another
* 🔎 Build a full public URL inventory for SEO audits
* 🖼️ Add FTP/SFTP uploaded files into the Media Library
* 🧾 Re-run imports, exports, and sync jobs from history
* 🤖 Convert public URLs into draft WordPress content with AI
* 🚀 Use PRO for custom post types, users, comments, taxonomy terms, WooCommerce data, transformations, and bulk content updates

== Features ==

Built for practical WordPress operations:

* 📥 **CSV, XML, XLSX, and ODS Import/Export**: Move posts and pages with flexible field mapping, previews, validation, and background processing.
* 🌍 **All Site URLs Export**: Export a clean CSV or JSON list of public frontend URLs from posts, pages, custom post types, taxonomies, archives, feeds, and REST API endpoints.
* 🔗 **Site-to-Site Content Sync**: Connect WordPress sites with API keys, then push or pull selected content between environments.
* 🖼️ **Media Folder Sync**: Scan server folders and register uploaded files in the WordPress Media Library with duplicate detection.
* 🤖 **AI URL Importer**: Extract structured content from public URLs using your own OpenAI API key.
* 🧾 **Jobs Log**: Re-run previous imports, exports, and sync jobs without rebuilding the whole setup.
* 🧪 **Live Plugin Preview**: Try the plugin in a temporary WordPress Playground demo powered by the included blueprint.
* 🧩 **Metadata-Aware Workflows**: Designed for custom fields, SEO metadata, media references, and builder-heavy sites.

== PRO Addon ==

Free is great for posts, pages, URLs, media folder sync, and basic site-to-site content workflows. PRO is for serious migration and content operations where you need more data types, more control, and faster bulk changes.

PRO adds:

* 🧱 Import/export for Custom Post Types, Taxonomy Terms, Users, Comments, Media, WooCommerce Products, Orders, Coupons, and Attributes
* ✏️ Content Updater for changing existing content in bulk without doing a full import cycle
* 🪄 Transformation functions for cleaning, combining, changing, or normalizing values during workflows
* 🧬 Advanced custom-field and metadata workflows for ACF, SEO plugins, builders, and WooCommerce stores
* 🔄 More site-to-site sync coverage for custom content models
* 🏢 Workflow tools built for agencies, WooCommerce teams, content teams, and developers managing staging-to-production releases

== Affiliate Program ==

Love Import Export by RockStarLab? Join our affiliate program and earn commissions by recommending the plugin to WordPress agencies, WooCommerce stores, content teams, and site owners who need reliable import, export, migration, and sync workflows.

Affiliate details are available on our website: [wpimportexport.com](https://wpimportexport.com/)

== Why Choose Our Import / Export Plugin? ==

Many import/export plugins are good for simple rows. Import Export by RockStarLab is built for full WordPress workflows: content, metadata, media, sync, jobs, URL audits, AI-assisted creation, and optional PRO tools when your data model gets more complex.

* **Built for Real WordPress Sites**: Works with posts, pages, media, metadata, ACF, Elementor, Yoast SEO, Rank Math SEO, and WooCommerce workflows.
* **Background Processing**: Large jobs run in batches, with progress tracking and logs.
* **Repeatable Operations**: Save time by re-running jobs from history.
* **Human-Friendly Mapping**: Preview source data and map it to WordPress fields before the job runs.
* **AI When You Need It**: Import structured content from URLs using your own OpenAI API key.
* **Free to Start, PRO When You Grow**: Start with core migration and sync tools, then upgrade when you need custom content types, transformations, WooCommerce data, or Content Updater.

= Core Features =

* **Multiple Data Types**: Posts and Pages in free; many additional content types via the optional PRO addon
* **All Site URLs**: Export public site URLs from posts, pages, custom post types, taxonomies, post type archives, author/date/search archives, RSS/Atom/comments feeds, and REST API endpoints
* **File Formats**: Import CSV, XML, XLSX, and ODS files; export CSV, XML, JSON, XLSX, and ODS files
* **Background Processing**: Handle large datasets in batches to reduce timeout and memory-limit problems
* **Field Mapping**: Intuitive field mapping interface with preview
* **Validation System**: Comprehensive data validation before import
* **Media Folder Sync**: Synchronize FTP-uploaded files with WordPress Media Library
* **Site-to-Site Sync**: Connect and sync content between two WordPress sites
* **Progress Tracking**: Real-time progress bars and detailed logs
* **History & Logs**: Complete history of all import/export operations
* **Live Preview Blueprint**: WordPress Playground blueprint support for the Live Plugin Preview on WordPress.org

= All Site URLs =

Create a clean inventory of public frontend URLs from your WordPress site:

* **Content URLs**: Posts, Pages, Media, and public Custom Post Types
* **Taxonomy URLs**: Categories, Tags, WooCommerce taxonomies, and other public term archives
* **Archive URLs**: Post type archives, author archives, date archives, homepage/front page, and search results URL
* **Technical URLs**: Optional RSS feeds, Atom feeds, comments feed, post type feeds, REST API root, and REST post type endpoints
* **Simple Output**: CSV or JSON file with a single URL column
* **Bulk Selection**: Quickly select or deselect Posts, Taxonomies, REST endpoints, RSS feeds, Atom feeds, and Comments feeds
* **Jobs Log Support**: Re-run URL export jobs or download completed files from the Jobs Log

= Site-to-Site Content Sync =

Synchronize content between two WordPress sites with secure API-based connection:

* **API Key Connection**: Connect sites with secure 64-character API keys
* **Bidirectional Sync**: Pull from remote site or push to it
* **Content Types**: Posts and Pages (additional content types via the optional PRO addon)
* **Selective Sync**: Filter by ID, date, author, status, taxonomy
* **Conflict Resolution**: Skip, Update, or Duplicate strategies
* **Media Sync**: Automatically download and sync media files

= Media Folder Sync =

Easily synchronize files from server folders (uploaded via FTP/SFTP) to your WordPress Media Library:

* **Scan Server Folders**: Browse and select folders with recursive scanning
* **File Type Filters**: Choose specific file types or all WordPress-allowed types
* **Duplicate Detection**: Three methods (Hash, Filename, Filesize) to skip duplicates
* **Preserve Structure**: Maintain original folder hierarchy
* **Batch Processing**: Handle large numbers of files efficiently
* **Auto Alt Text**: Generate alt text from filenames
* **Real Media Library**: Automatically create folder structure in Real Media Library plugin (the plugin is not included)

= PRO Content Types and Tools =

The PRO addon extends Import and Export with additional content types, adds the Content Updater, and enables field transformation integrations.

= Perfect For =

* 🚚 **Site Migration**: Moving content between WordPress sites
* 🌐 **Multi-Site Management**: Sync content across multiple WordPress installations
* ⚡ **Bulk Operations**: Updating hundreds or thousands of posts at once
* 🔌 **Data Integration**: Importing data from external systems
* 📝 **Content Management**: Exporting for backup or analysis
* 🖼️ **Media Organization**: Organizing FTP-uploaded files into Media Library
* 🏢 **Agency Workflows**: Moving content from staging to production without manual rebuilding
* 🔎 **SEO Workflows**: Exporting URLs and preserving SEO metadata during migrations
* 🛒 **WooCommerce**: Product catalog management (via the optional PRO addon)

== Works With ==

* 🧱 WordPress
* 🧩 ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) and ACF Pro (Flexible content, repeaters)
* 🛒 WooCommerce (PRO addon)
* 🎨 Elementor
* 🔎 Yoast SEO
* 📈 RankMath SEO
* 🗂️ Real Media Library
* 🤖 OpenAI

== External services ==

This plugin connects to the following external services:

= OpenAI API =

Used for AI-powered features:

* AI URL Importer (extracts clean content from a URL)

What data is sent and when:

* When you use the AI URL Importer, the plugin fetches the target URL content and sends the cleaned page content and the URL to OpenAI for extraction.

Service provider:

* OpenAI ([terms](https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use), [privacy](https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy))

== Tutorials ==

Learn how to use Import Export by RockStarLab in real WordPress workflows:

* [How to export all WordPress URLs to CSV or JSON](https://wpimportexport.com/how-to-export-all-wordpress-urls-to-csv-or-json/)
* [How to use Jobs Log and schedule WP import and export jobs](https://wpimportexport.com/how-to-use-jobs-log-and-schedule-wp-import-and-export-jobs/)
* [How to export and import WordPress media files without duplicates](https://wpimportexport.com/how-to-export-and-import-wordpress-media-files-without-duplicates/)
* [How to import posts, pages, and custom post types with ACF Pro fields](https://wpimportexport.com/how-to-import-posts-pages-custom-post-types-with-acf-pro-fields/)
* [How to export WordPress posts, pages, and custom post types with ACF Pro fields](https://wpimportexport.com/how-to-export-wordpress-posts-pages-custom-post-types-with-acf-pro-fields/)
* [How to sync content between two WordPress websites without export files](https://wpimportexport.com/how-to-sync-content-between-two-wordpress-websites-without-export-files/)
* [How to import content from a URL into WordPress with AI](https://wpimportexport.com/how-to-import-content-from-a-url-into-wordpress-with-ai/)
* [What are transformation functions and how to use them during import or export](https://wpimportexport.com/what-are-transformation-functions-and-how-to-use-them-during-import-or-export/)
* [How to register FTP/SFTP uploaded files in the WordPress Media Library](https://wpimportexport.com/how-to-register-ftp-sftp-uploaded-files-in-the-wordpress-media-library/)

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Can I import large files without timeout issues? =

Yes! The plugin uses background processing to handle large files without memory or timeout issues.

= Can I transform data during import? =

Advanced field transformation workflows are available through optional addon integrations.

= How do I avoid importing duplicate media files? =

Use the Media Folder Sync feature with duplicate detection. Choose from three methods: Hash (most accurate), Filename (fastest), or Filesize (balanced).

= Can I sync content between two WordPress sites? =

Yes! Use the Site-to-Site Content Sync feature. Connect two sites with API keys and sync posts and pages in free, with expanded custom content workflows available through the optional PRO addon. Choose between Pull (import from remote) or Push (send to remote) operations.

== Changelog ==

= 1.1.0 =

* Added XLSX and ODS support for import workflows.
* Added XLSX and ODS support for export workflows.
* Added XML support for import and export workflows.
* Added ZIP upload support for imports when the archive contains exactly one supported CSV, XML, XLSX, or ODS file.
* Added an optional ZIP download for completed export files when ZIP support is available on the server.
* Improved format-selection cards so available formats display with consistent card heights.


== Screenshots ==

1. Import page 
2. File upload
3. Preview data
4. Fields mapping
5. Additional import options
6. Export page
7. Filter posts for export
8. Select fields to export
9. Additional export options
10. Content sync options page
11. Page content sync with remote website
12. Sync files from any folder with Media Library
13. AI URL Importer
14. Jobs log
15. Plugin options page
